[WizardHawk]

I don't know if the staff is bugged on test as I'm only level 25 there, but I assure you it is just fine on open. I've had mine about a week now and its level 13 already. The spells are just insane and make fighting anything under a level 20 trivial at best. It almost ruins the fun of boarding flag ships in groups as you can pretty much kill off the crew yourself so it probably should best be used alone or when fighting in very high level areas to allow everyone some fun.

The basic first level spell is ok, but doesn't do all that much damage. The second one is a complete waste (IMO) and I'd take that skill point back if I could. The acid is effective, but the casting takes as long (maybe a bit longer) than the level 3 spell and just doesn't do as much damage. Level 3 attacks everything close to you. The closer something is to your exact casting spot, the more damage it takes. This is a massive attack weapon. The 4th level attack is called the flaming skull and works on anything in front of you. It will harm any/all enemy in a straight line out from where you are facing. This too is a massive attack, but takes a long time to charge it.

The best part about the staff may be the passive skills really. The first passive you get is faster voodoo recharge. Each dot you put in it speeds up voodoo recovery by 10%! I have like 3 dots in it and find my bar going up quite a bit faster. You have other passive skills that reduce the amount of voodoo used on both staff and doll spells among other things.

If you want to be a grand spell caster then work your doll up as high as you can (you will need the extra voodoo for the costly staff spells) and power up that staff fast and put some points into faster recovery to help both your doll and staff.